Mac OS X Snow Leopard All-in-One For Dummies
- Length: 768 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: 2009-09-08
- ISBN-10: 0470435410
- ISBN-13: 9780470435410
- Sales Rank: #3189777 (See Top 100 Books)
Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the newest Mac operating system, with even better performance and more efficient use of hard drive space as well as cool features like MobileMe, the iWork productivity suite, and improved media technology. And Mac OS X Snow Leopard All-in-One For Dummies is your one-stop reference for all its features.
Eight self-contained minibooks cover OS X basics, customizing and sharing your Mac, the digital hub, iWork, Internet features, networking, expanding your system, and advanced Mac OS X (for those with more techie inclinations). You’ll learn to:
- Determine whether your hardware can handle upgrading to Snow Leopard
- Navigate Snow Leopard, find things with Spotlight, control your Mac with Front Row, and make backups
- Explore the digital hub and its applications: iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iTunes, GarageBand, QuickTime, and iWeb
- Create cool-looking documents with Pages, crunch numbers with Numbers, and build awesome slide presentations with Keynote
- Set up your Internet connection and e-mail, connect with iChat, sync up with MobileMe, and share large files via iDisk
- Build a wireless network with AirPort Extreme
- Keep your Snow Leopard happy with regular maintenance
Mac OS X Snow Leopard All-in-One For Dummies also shows you a little of what’s under the hood, in case you’re interested in doing a little AppleScript programming or learning a bit more about UNIX. Whatever your level of involvement with OS X Snow Leopard, this complete guide covers what you need to know.
Table of Contents
Book I: Introducing Mac OS X
Chapter 1: Shaking Hands with Mac OS X
Chapter 2: Navigating and Running Programs
Chapter 3: Basic OS X Housekeeping
Chapter 4: Searching Everything with Spotlight
Chapter 5: Fun with Photo Booth and Front Row
Chapter 6: Keeping Track with the Address Book
Chapter 7: The Joys of Maintenance
Chapter 8: Getting Help for the Big X
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting the X
Book II: Customizing and Sharing
Chapter 1: Building the Finder of Your Dreams
Chapter 2: Giving Your Desktop the Personal Touch
Chapter 3: Delving under the Hood with System Preferences
Chapter 4: You Mean Others Can Use My Mac, Too?
Chapter 5: Setting Up Multiuser Accounts
Chapter 6: Sharing Documents for Fun and Profit
Book III: The Digital Hub
Chapter 1: The World According to Apple
Chapter 2: Jamming with iTunes and iPod
Chapter 3: Focusing on iPhoto
Chapter 4: Making Magic with iMovie
Chapter 5: Burn Those DVDs! Using iDVD
Chapter 6: Becoming a Superstar with GarageBand
Chapter 7: Crafting a Web Site with iWeb
Chapter 8: No, It’s Not Called iQuickTime
Chapter 9: Turning Your Mac into a DVD Theater
Book IV: Using iWork
Chapter 1: Desktop Publishing with Pages
Chapter 2: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers
Chapter 3: Building Presentations with Keynote
Book V: The Typical Internet Stuff
Chapter 1: Getting on the Internet
Chapter 2: Using Apple Mail
Chapter 3: Staying in Touch with iChat
Chapter 4: Expanding Your Horizons with iDisk
Chapter 5: Going Places with Safari
Chapter 6: Staying Secure Online
Book VI: Networking in Mac OS X
Chapter 1: Setting Up a Small Network
Chapter 2: Using Your Network
Chapter 3: Going Wireless
Chapter 4: Sharing That Precious Internet Thing
Book VII: Expanding Your System
Chapter 1: Hardware That Will Make You Giddy
Chapter 2: Add RAM, Hard Drive Space, and Stir
Chapter 3: Port-o-Rama: Using USB and FireWire
Chapter 4: I’m Okay, You’re a Printer
Chapter 5: Applications That You’ve (Probably) Gotta Have
Book VIII: Advanced Mac OS X
Chapter 1: . . . And UNIX Lurks Beneath
Chapter 2: AppleScript Just Plain Rocks
Chapter 3: Talking and Writing to Your Macintosh
Chapter 4: Hosting a Web Site with Mac OS X
